Drinking-cup.



S.'-THUERINGER.

DRINKING CUP.

APPLICATION FILED 0U. 19, 191

Patented June 25, 1918.

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ATTORNEY WITNESSES S. THUERINGER.

DRINKING CUP.

APPLICATION FILED 0011911917.

1,270,462. Patented June25, 1918.

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INVENTOR WITNESSES BY W ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN THUERINGEB, OF MAKOTI, NORTH DAKOTA.

DRINKING-CUP.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STEPHEN THUERIN- GER, a citizen of the Un ted States, residing at lVIakoti, in the county of VVard and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drinking-Cups, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved drinking cup and the principal object of the invention is to provide a drinking cup so constructed that it may be collapsed and placed in a container and will of itself move to an open position when withdrawn from the container.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this drinking cup that a false bottom forming part of the same may be raised and an article placed in the cup permitted to drop beneath the false bottom.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved actuating means for the false bottom so constructed that this actuating means may be releasably locked against movement to raise the false bottom, the looking means being released by pressure upon sliding strips forming part of the actuating means.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view showing the improved cup in side elevation ready for use,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 22 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the improved cup,

Fig. 4 is a view showing the cup in side elevation collapsed and placed in a container shown in section,

Fig. 5 is a view showing the body portion of the improved cup in vertical section and the base portion in elevation,

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view through the base portion of the cup, the false bottom being indicated in a raised position by dotted lines, and,

Fig. 7 is a sectional view through the base portion of the improved cup taken at right angles to the View shown in Fig. 6.

This drinking cup is provided with base 10 which base is hollow as shown in Figs. 6

and 7 and carries a head or collar 11 upon which rests the false bottom 12 and about which fits the body of the cup. This collapsible body 13 is formed of a strip of resilient material and is formed after the manner of a spiral spring so that when de- Speciflcation of Letters ratent.

Application filed October 19, 1917.

Patented J une 25, 1918.

Serial No. 197,471.

sired the cup may be pressed downwardly to a collapsed position as shown in Fig. 4 and placed in the receptacle 1 1. It will be obvious that when the cup is withdrawn from the receptacle or case 14, the spring action of the strip from which the body is formed will cause this strip to spring upwardly to a set-up position.

In order to impart movement to the false bottom 12, there has been provided sliding plates 15 and 16, the shorter or auxiliary plate 16 overlapping theplate 15 as shown in Fig. 2 and being provided with notches 17 forming seats in which fit the locking tongues 18 when the false bottom is resting upon the collar 11 as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. A plate 19 is connected with the false bottom by the studs 20 and rivets 21, the rivet 21. further serving as means for connecting one end of the spring strip or arm 22 to the plate 19. This spring strip 22 is provided with openings through which will pass the hooks 23 of the lifting arms 24; which arms are pivotally connected with the links 25 and plate 16 by rivets 26. The links 25 are pivotally mounted at their connected ends by a rivet or pivot pin 27 slidably mounted in the slot 28 thus permitting sliding as well as pivotal movement for the link 25. and in order to control movement of these links there has been provided links 29 extending longitudinally of the plate 15 and having their connected ends pivotally mounted by a rivet or pivot pin 30 slidably mounted in the slot 31. Itwill thus be readily seen that when pressure is applied to the plate 16 and to one end portion of the plate 15, the plate 15 will be moved inwardly a suflicient distance to move the locking tongues 18 out of the seats or notches 17 and the plate 16 then moved inwardly. As the plates 16 are moved inwardly, the arms 24 and links 25 and 29 will. be moved upon their pivots and the arms24: which are flexible will be swung upwardly as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 6 thus raising the false bottom and permitting a coin or other object placed in the cup to drop beneath the false bottom. After the coin has dropped beneath the false bottom, the plate 15 may be moved in the opposite direction and the links and resilient arms 24 will return to the position shown in Fig. 2 and the tongues 18 will enter the notches 17 and again lock the plates 16 against movement. At the same time, the false bottom will re:

turn to the lowered position as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 lit will thus be seen that the coin may be placed in the cup and caused to disappear and it will be further seen that this cup may be used as an ordinary drinking cup of the collapsible type and that further when in use there will be no danger of the cup collapsing and spilling the contents as the cup normally remains in a set-up position and has to be forced to a collapsed position when placed in the receptacle or container.

What is claimed is 1. A device of the character described comprising a container and a collapsible receptacle positioned in the container and having a body portion formed of a coiled strip of resilient material, the resiliency of the coil spring moving the body portion to a setup position when the receptacle is with drawn from the container.

2. In a device of the character described the combination of a container and a receptacle for fitting in the container having a body portion formed of a fiat strip of resilient material coiled in overlapping spirals normally in a set-up position and moving of its own resiliency from a collapsed position to a set-up position when withdrawn from the container.

3. A device of the character described comprising a base, and a collapsible body portion carried by the base and formed of a flat strip of resilient material coiled in overlapping spirals.

t. A receptacle of the character described comprising a base, a body portion carried by the base, a false bottom resting upon said base within the body, and actuating means for raising and lowering the false bottom including latching means moved to an inoperative position when the actuating means is moved to raise the false bottom.

5. A device of the character described comprising a hollow base, a body carried by the base, a false bottom resting upon the base within the body, a sliding plate passing through the hollow base, auxiliary sliding plates positioned in the body and having their inner end portions overlapping the first mentioned plate and provided with cutouts forming seats, latches xtending from the first mentioned plate and fitting into the seats to hold the auxiliary plate against inward movement, links pivotally and slidably connected with one end portion of the first mentioned plate and extending longitudine /ease nally thereof, links pivotally and slidably connected with the opposite end portions of the first mentioned plates and pivotally engaged by the first mentioned links, and arms pivotally connected with the end portions of the second mentioned links and connected with the false bottom whereby movement of the first mentioned plate in one direction and inward movement of the auxiliary plate will move the links and arms to raise the false bottom.

6.- A receptacle of the character described comprising a base, a body portion carried by the base, a movable bottom fitting within the body and upon the base, a resilient strip connected with the under face of the bottom with one end portion unsecured and provided with openings, and actuating means for raising and lowering the bottom including a sliding plate carried by the bottom and auxiliary sliding plates carried by the bottom and releasably held against movement by the first mentioned plate, links pivotally connected with each other and pivotally and slidably connected with the first mentioned plate, and arms pivotally connected with certain of the links and provided at their free ends with tongues extending through the openings of the resilient strips to loosely connect the arms with the strips.

7. A receptacle of the character described comprising a base, a body carried by the base, a bottom fitting within the body and upon the base, and actuating means to move the bottom to a raised position and return the bottom to a lowered position, said actuating means including sliding plates carried by the base, a resilient strip carried by the bottom, and pivoted links connected with the plates, and actuating arms pivotally connected with certain of the links and loosely connected with the resilient strip.

8. A receptacle of the character described comprising a. base, a body portion carried by the base, a bottom resting upon said base within the body, and actuating means for moving the bottom to a raised position normally retaining the bottom in a closed position and including releasable latching means for the actuating means.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN THUERINGER.

Witnesses:

C. V. OLSON, E, V. Wrnson.

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